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What Can I Do with a Major in ... Civil Engineering?

 

Civil Engineering


Description of Major

This major educates students about the conception, design, construction and maintenance of large public and private projects. Civil engineers plan, design and supervise the building of bridges, highways, railways, tunnels, airports, dams, water treatment and distribution systems and buildings, along with many other structures.

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Graduates are prepared for a wide range of positions in consulting firms and at local, state and federal public works agencies. A variety of jobs are available for civil and environmental engineering graduates, including:

Airport Engineer

Building Construction Inspector

Cartographer

Civil Drafter

Civil Engineer

Consulting Engineer

Control Engineer

Decontamination Engineer

Design Engineer

Development Engineer

Drainage Design Coordinator

Environmental Engineer

Field Service Engineer

Fire Protection Engineer

Forest Engineer

Geological Engineer

Geotechnical Engineer

Hazardous Waste Specialist

Highway Engineer

Hydraulic Engineer

Hydrogeologist

Industrial Engineer

Industrial Traffic Manager

Instrument Engineer

Irrigation Engineer

Mining Engineer

Operations Engineer

Production Engineer

Project Engineer

Public Utilities Manager

Railroad Engineer

Research Engineer

Safety Engineer

Sanitary Engineer

Structural Engineer

Systems Design Engineer

Test Engineer

Traffic and Planning Engineer

Transportation Engineer

Urban Planner

Waterworks Engineer

 


Some positions listed may require education or training beyond an undergraduate degree.

 Additional Links 

ASCE: American Society of Civil and Environmental Engineering 

Association for Bridge Construction & Design 

National Society of Professional Engineers

American Academy of Environmental Engineers 

UC College of Engineering


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